In this series on the 5-step writing process, we're on step 1, plan. Planning has at least three components: Generating Researching Outlining A lot of writing tasks don't require much planning. For an email to your boss [...]
For many people, writing involves a fair amount of wasted time and effort. The five-step writing process can save us!
Much writing serves to obscure (root: dark) rather than to clarify (root: light) - whether deliberately [insert rant about politicians] or inadvertently. But you and I, gentle reader - we choose to bring light.
I have a bah-humbug attitude toward Giving Tuesday. Basically, I dislike gimmicks. But the data suggest I'd better get over it. Giving Tuesday donations grow every year, from about $10 million in 2012, the first [...]
Throughout November, we're more or less constantly being exhorted to give thanks. When we respond to those exhortations - or perhaps simply cultivate gratitude as a practice of emotional and spiritual growth - we're likely [...]
